The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 1958
Waxing Gibbous
93.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
5:15 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.6%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 435
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 22.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 11.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.67° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.63° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.